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Sep 1961
Observations on Urban Transportation
Author: Luther GulickAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the City Planning Division
Volume 87, Issue 1
Abstract
Economical urban transportation systems to meet the present and future circulation demands of the urban complex must evolve through comprehensive analysis, research, and design based on an understanding of the function in and significance to the urban center of these systems. The complex factors involved in the economics of urban transportation are considered herein from the point of view of the urban public administrator and researcher. Reasons for the development of the modern urban area, the function of urban transportation, and causes for concern with urban transportation as a current problem are discussed. The theaters of decision crucial to urban transportation are analyzed in terms of the compelling economic considerations involved.
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Journal of the City Planning Division
Volume 87 • Issue 1 • September 1961
Pages: 1 - 15
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© 1961 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Sep 1961
Published online: Feb 2, 2021
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Luther Gulick
President, Inst. of Public Administration; New York Dir., Metropolitan Areas Project, Edgar Stern Family Fund.
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